Craig Rivera
| Craig Rivera | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Craig A. Riviera October 10, 1954 Manhattan, New York City, US |
| Occupation | Television personality, journalist |
Craig Rivera[1] is an American television journalist, producer, and correspondent for Fox News Channel. He also appeared regularly on the Fox News Channel newsmagazine program "Geraldo At Large".
Early life
Craig Rivera was born in Manhattan on October 10, 1954. He is the youngest child of Lillian (née Friedman), a waitress, and Cruz "Allen" Rivera (October 1, 1915 – November 1987), a restaurant worker and cab driver.[2][3] Rivera's father was a Catholic Puerto Rican,[4] and his mother is of Ashkenazi Russian Jewish descent. He grew up in Brooklyn and West Babylon, New York where he attended West Babylon High School. He has four siblings: Irene, Geraldo, Wilfredo, and Sharon.
Career
He attended Kutztown University and majored in Communications and Media Studies.[5] After graduating, he joined ABC's 20/20 in 1978 as a Producer. He transitioned to "Inside Edition" in 1986, working for the first time as an on-air talent.
He then left Inside Edition to, along with his brother, join Fox News Channel in light of the 9/11 attacks to cover American combat in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Four years into his career at Fox, he became a Senior Field Producer for Geraldo At Large and appeared each week on the show to present an investigative reporting segment called “Craig Investigates”.[6]
Recognitions
A year before he left Inside Edition, he worked on an investigative segment titled “Home Depot Dangers”,[7] which won a Deadline Club Award for Best Series/Investigative Reporting.[8]
Personal life
Married to producer Cordelia Bowe on May 16, 1992, Craig lives with Cordelia and their two children in Montclair, New Jersey.[9] Incidentally, Craig's and Cordelia's first child, Austin, turned 21 in 2015; and their second child, Olivia, turned 16 in that same year—thus, both children celebrated milestone birthdays.
References
- ↑ "Bio on Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.(born "Craig Alan Riviera", October 10, 1954 in New York, USA)
- ↑ "Excerpt: "His Panic" – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ Geraldo Rivera Biography (1943–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-5.
- ↑ "Excerpt: "His Panic"". ABC News. February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Bio on Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Craig Rivera on the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Archive of "Home Depot Dangers" Story". Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Inside Edition - Awards". Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1104749/">